Stephen Lawrence...........Murder squad to be disbanded ?

[Neil]

This case reminds me of OJ Simpson case the Police case was badly investigated & presented and a innocent man was nearly convicted but convicted in civil case.

These men have been tried twice already and the Judge throw the case out. Once in a civil hearing were the case for the prosecuting is easier to get a conviction.

So is your objection the whole double jeopardy thing?

Whilst I get the general idea, that having prosecutors have repeated goes to effectively "get" somebody they want goin' darnnn, I also accept that there will no doubt be many cases, over time, where recent developments, new evidence or new technological developments mean trials can be subsequently prosecuted.

Is your objection that you believe people have been wrongly convicted in this case - because they didn't actually do it - or simply wrongly convicted 'cos they may well have, but if they've tried and failed previously, they shouldn't get another bite of the cherry?

My personal view - caveat: I've done very little looking into the history of this - is that this may well be a legal negative, but a positive for justice.

 

[tintin40]

What gets me most about this case is the media. Anther trial by media. The media & us don't know all the facts the judge does.

The 'new' forensic evidence. The science of forensics is full of supposed 'proof' beyond doubt which then turns out not to be.

The removal of the 'double jeopardy' is a dangerous double edge sword for victims and the innocent.

The problem is the police once they 'have their man' they will stop at nothing to get them and will lie & cheat to get a conviction. A good example is the shooting of Jill Dando and the Colin Stag case

 

[mikee]

how long have these fools been employed by us on this ,17 years ?
i'm sure that on their salaries they are worth every penny

17 YEARS

 

[Drencrom]

The Met are a difficult force to describe in terms of funding thanks to their broad national remit.

If it were Bristol we are talking about, I would say it is unlikely people living in Scotland are paying for their police investigations.

Depends on the size of the enquiry. If a major crime takes place, or a major disturbance (as we had in Bristol with the summer riots) then the bill can be passed onto the Home Office as an extra to the agreed annual budget.

 

[neilypullsawheelie]

The 'new' forensic evidence. The science of forensics is full of supposed 'proof' beyond doubt which then turns out not to be.

The removal of the 'double jeopardy' is a dangerous double edge sword for victims and the innocent.

The problem is the police once they 'have their man' they will stop at nothing to get them and will lie & cheat to get a conviction. A good example is the shooting of Jill Dando and the Colin Stag case

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-15166179

You are just focusing on high profile cases. Some cases are worth pursuing!

 

[neilypullsawheelie]

One from today, another success for the advances in Forensic evidence. this one admitted his guilt, so not much doubt there.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9462787.print/